Removing bristle worms

[Kimberely]

I noticed a worm while moving a few rocks and I wasn't sure what species it was so I set some diy worm traps. The first night I caught 6 worms that ended up being common bristle worms, but I've caught nothing over the last 2 nights. Any chance I could have caught them all in one night? The tank is 125 gallons.

 

[Crabs McJones]

I noticed a worm while moving a few rocks and I wasn't sure what species it was so I set some diy worm traps. The first night I caught 6 worms that ended up being common bristle worms, but I've caught nothing over the last 2 nights. Any chance I could have caught them all in one night? The tank is 125 gallons.

Not a chance but bristleworms are awesome clean up crew members, why do you want to remove them?

 

[Kimberely]

Not a chance but bristleworms are awesome clean up crew members, why do you want to remove them?

They just give me the willies. Lol. Not a fan of bugs TBH.

 

[Fritzhamer]

I’d leave whatever is left. They’re good guys. Bio-diversity is good.

 

[Oscaror]

They just give me the willies. Lol. Not a fan of bugs TBH.

They're very reserved, I'd keep em but I love all the small critters in a reef tank so that's just me lol

 

[Kimberely]

I’d leave whatever is left. They’re good guys. Bio-diversity is good.

I'll leave the rest alone as long as I don't start seeing a ton of them.

 

[Crabs McJones]

They just give me the willies. Lol. Not a fan of bugs TBH.

Lol, understandable. With a 125 it is very very unlikely that you got them all with only 6 caught. They like to bury deep in your rocks

 

[Flippers4pups]

They just give me the willies. Lol. Not a fan of bugs TBH.

Willie's or not, they are some of the most effective clean up crew one can have. Their numbers will self regulate with the available food.

 

[Marv]

I had a Longnose Hawkfish that kept the bristle worm population under control.